Is Google’s ‘mobilegeddon’ The Beginning Of The End For Your Web Visitors?

You may have already heard about ‘ Google mobilegeddon ‘. This article is intended to answer any questions you may have, give you an understanding of what it is, and explain what you need to do and why.

What is it?

In April 2015 Google announced all websites need to be mobile friendly and they will gradually penalise sites that don’t meet their standards.

Why are they doing this?

The reasons are many:

In reality it is all part of the Google vs Facebook battle online for ad spend (the source of both platforms’ main income). As more and more people use mobile devices it is important they each dominate that platform to appease shareholder demands for growth.

Mobile usage is increasing rapidly so it is sort of logical.

In some categories in Google AdWords the auction has priced itself out of the market so Google needs more ‘space’ to advertise in.

User experience is a big factor in online visitors buying from you.

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What does this all mean for you?

Over time your website will rank worse ‘organically’ so you will get less website visitors.

More and more people are viewing your website via a mobile device. If your competitors give them a better user experience they will use them instead.

Website visitors will be less likely to utilise your services with a poor mobile website experience.